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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6385490 | Capacitors with recessed rivets allow smaller implantable defibrillators Implantable defibrillators are implanted into the chests of patients prone to suffering ventricular fibrillation, a potentially fatal heart condition. Critical components in these devices are aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which store and deliver one o... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6359328 | Methods for making interconnects and diffusion barriers in integrated circuits The inventor devised methods of forming interconnects that result in conductive structures with fewer voids and thus reduced electrical resistance. One embodiment of the method starts with an insulative layer having holes and trenches, fills the holes usi... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6309950 | Methods for making silicon-on-insulator structures Some advanced integrated circuits are fabricated as silicon-on-insulator structures, which facilitate faster operating speeds, closer component spacing, lower power consumption, and so forth. Unfortunately, current bonded-wafer techniques for making such ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6304778 | Implantable defibrillators with programmable cross-chamber blanking Miniature defibrillators and cardioverters detect abnormal heart rhythms and automatically apply electrical therapy to restore normal heart function. Therapy decisions are typically based on the time between successive beats of various chambers of the hea... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6288437 | Antifuse structures methods and applications A typical integrated circuit includes millions of microscopic transistors, resistors, and other components interconnected to define a circuit, for example a memory circuit. Occasionally, one or more of the components are defective and fabricators selectiv... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6284656 | Copper metallurgy in integrated circuits A typical integrated circuit interconnects millions of microscopic transistors and resistors with aluminum wires buried in silicon-dioxide insulation. Yet, aluminum wires and silicon-dioxide insulation are less attractive than copper wires and polymer-bas... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283985 | Reforming wet-tantalum capacitors in implantable defibrillators and other medical devices Miniature defibrillators and cardioverters detect abnormal heart rhythms and automatically apply electrical therapy to restore normal heart function. Critical components in these devices are aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which store and deliver one or... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6275729 | Smaller electrolytic capacitors for implantable defibrillators Implantable defibrillators are implanted into the chests of patients prone to suffering ventricular fibrillation, a potentially fatal heart condition. A critical component in these devices is an aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which stores and delivers ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6208016 | Forming submicron integrated-circuit wiring from gold, silver, copper and other metals A typical integrated circuit interconnects millions of microscopic transistors and resistors with aluminum wires buried in silicon-dioxide insulation. Yet, aluminum wires and silicon-dioxide insulation are a less attractive combination than gold, silver, ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6143655 | Methods and structures for silver interconnections in integrated circuits A typical integrated-circuit fabrication requires interconnecting millions of microscopic transistors and resistors with aluminum wires. Making the aluminum wires flush, or coplanar, with underlying insulation requires digging trenches in the insulation, ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6093623 | Methods for making silicon-on-insulator structures Some advanced integrated circuits are fabricated as silicon-on-insulator structures, which facilitate faster operating speeds, closer component spacing, lower power consumption, and so forth. Unfortunately, current bonded-wafer techniques for making such ... | 07/25/2000 |
